Petroleum Facts

Crude oil is extracted from the ground using a process called fracking. True or False?

• False

• Fracking is used for extracting crude oil

• True

• Fracking is a safe process

One of the main uses of petroleum products is to produce electricity. True or False?

• False

• True

• Partially true

• Sometimes true

The largest global distribution of petroleum reserves is found in Africa. True or False?

• False

• Mostly true

• Partially true

• True

Petroleum products are used in the production of plastics. True or False?

• Partially true

• Maybe

• False

• True

The process of refining crude oil separates it into different components such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. True or False?

• Not sure

• False

• Partially true

• True

Petroleum reserves are evenly distributed across all continents. True or False?

• True

• Mostly true

• False

• Partially true

Petroleum is a finite resource that will eventually run out. True or False?

• True

• Not sure

• False

• Maybe

One of the byproducts of refining petroleum is asphalt for road construction. True or False?

• False - Asphalt is used for roofing, not road construction

• True

• False - Asphalt is produced from coal tar, not petroleum refining

• False - Asphalt is not a byproduct of refining petroleum

The Middle East region holds the largest share of global petroleum reserves. True or False?

• Not sure

• Partially true

• True

• False

Petroleum products are not used in the manufacturing of cosmetics. True or False?

• Partially true

• True

• False

• Not sure